Orange County NcArchives Wills.....Yarborough, Samuel November 5, 1769
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Source: Will Book Volume A, pages 107-109
Written: November 5, 1769
Recorded: Apr 1770
Testator: Samuel Yarborough

[Will Book Volume A, page 107]
In the Name of God Amen the fifth day of November in
the year of [our] Lord 1769 I Samuel Yarbourgh of In[sic] the County of Orange in
the Province of North Carolina being Sick and Weak in Body but of perfect
mind and Memory thanks be given to God therefore Calling to mind the
Mortality of my Body and knowing that it is Appointed for all men once to
Die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament Principally and
First of all I give and Recommend my Precious and Immortal Soul into the
hands of God that gave it me and as for my Body I recom[m]end It to the Earth to be
Buried in a Christian like and decent manner and at the discretion of my
Executors whom hereafter I shall appoint nothing doubting but at the General
Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the might Power of God and
as Touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to b[l]ess me
in this life After my Just Debts & funeral Expences are Paid I give devise & dispose of the same
as followeth Viz. Imprimis I give and bequeath to my beloved Son
William Yarborough that Tract of Land Lying in Amelia County whereon
his Grand Father Formerly Lived Lying between Cold and Notaway
and Likewise a Certain Tract of Land Lying on Tarr River Joyning
to Robert Bumpas to him and his Heirs forever. Item I lend to my
beloved wife Sarah Yarborough the Plantation whereon I now Dwell
and the Part of Land belonging thereto for and Enduring her Natural
Life or Widowhood Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Son Samuel
Yarborough the one Half of the Tract of Land I now live on the Lower end
                                                             thereof

[Will Book Volume A, page 108]
thereof but not disturbing or hindering his Mother thereon to him and
his Heirs forever Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Son John
Yarborough the other Half of the said Tract upper end thereof not disturbing
or hindering his Mother on the above Conditions to him and his Heirs forever
Item my Will and desire is that that Piece of Land that I removed from
Lying on both sides of Mallery's Creek Adjoyning to the Tract I Willed
to my son William be sold and the money to come into the moveable Estate

Item my Will and Desire is that my son William Yarborough have one
Nigroe Wench Named Hannah but not to be removed nor to share
to be taken by him for her for the insuing[sic] year to him & his Heirs forever

Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Son Samuel Yarborough at this
Arrive to the years of Twenty one One Nigroe Boy nam'd Joe to him & his Heirs forever

Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Son John Yarborough one Nigro
Name Name Sharper at his Arriving to the year of Twenty one to him & his Heirs forever

Item I give and bequeath to my beloved Daughter Elizabeth Yarborough
One Nigroe Girl Named Rachel at her arriving to the year of Eighteen or at
the Day of her marriage to her and her Heirs forever.  Item I give and b[e]queath
to my beloved Daughter Sarah Yarborough one Nigroe Boy Named Lewis
at her arriving to the years of Eighteen or at the Day of her Marriage to her & her Heirs forever

Item I give and b[e]que[a]th to my beloved Daughter Lewecy Yarborough one
Nigroe Girl Named Anakin at her arriving to the year of Eighteen or
at the Day of her Marriage to her and her Heirs For[e]ver ~~~~~~~~~

Item I give and bequ[a]th to my beloved Wife one Nigroe Wench Nam'd Beth to her & her Heirs forever
And I also lend unto her Two other Nigroes and man Named Sam and a
Wench Named Sue for ans as long as she Continues to Widow but and if
She Marry's then third two to be Equally Divided amongst the Children

Item my Will and Disire is that my beloved Wife have the use and
Liberty of all Stock at her discretion and Likewise all my Household
Furniture ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Will Book Volume A, page 109]
Item my Will and Desire is that my Estate be not Appraise by that the
Legacies be delivered in kind as they are mentioned. Item I make Constitute
and Appoint my beloved Wife Sarah Yarborough and William Yarborough
and John Bumpas Sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament
Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will & Testament

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand Seal the Day and Date
before Mentioned
                                                his
Signed Sealed & Delivered to be }        Samuel (Y) Yarborough (seal)
his last Will and Testament In  }              mark
Presence off                    }
Abraham Womack (Jur.) }
Isaac Johnston        }
James Evans           }

Orange County    }
April Court 1770 } The Execution of the within Will was
Recorded in Open Court [x-out] by the Oath of Abraham
Womack one of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto and Orders to
be Recorded                            Teste
                                              F. Nash C.C.

Additional Comments:
Will Book Volume A, pages 107-109
Recorded Apr 1770

No loose will found.

No estate papers found.